Under high risk conditions of Covid-19 outbreak, hand sanitizers has become the basic necessity to ensure a disease free well being. Hand sanitization is one of the best personal hygiene standards. Hand sanitizers are generally used to sanitize hands after washing with soap and water. On other situations where soap and water are not available as in journeys, offices, buses, classrooms etc., hand sanitizers are better option to stay protected from pathogenic microorganisms. Too much emphasis on alcohol based sanitizers has increased the demand, that is causing shortage of alcohol based sanitizers.
Alcohol free hand sanitiser is the better option to overcome the shortage of hand sanitizers. As per a report of researchers from Brigham Young University, alcohol free hand sanitizers are as effective as alcohol based sanitizers. In their research,the scientists if BYU, treated the samples of novel corona virus with the active ingredients found in alcohol free sanitizers ie. benzalkonium chloride and several other quarternary aluminum compounds. The compounds were successful to kill 99.9% of virus within 15 seconds.
Alcohol used in sanitisers can cause burning sensation especially on tender skin of children. Due to the fire catching property of alcohol, those sanitizers can create big disastrous fire incidents. Benzalkonium chloride and other compounds used in alcohol free sanitizers are free of these kind of risk factors and are very gentle on skin.
These alcohol free antimicrobial sanitizers provide long lasting protection without drying hands. Another advantage of alcohol free disinfectants is that these compounds sustain for upto 4 hours after application keeping the hands safe for longer period. Alcohol evaporates in 15-20 seconds, vanishing the effects of sanitizer within few minutes.
Non alcohol sanitizer also prevents alcohol consumption/poisoning. It is safe and non flammable. Methanol has been detected in some alcohol based hand sanitizers in place of authentified alcohol ie. ethanol. Methanol very dangerous for life when ingested accidentally or through skin also.
Main sectors to use non alcohol hand sanitizers are:
-Day care centers and pre schools.
-Restaurants and casinos.
-Grocery and fire extinguisher services.
-Coffee shops and food festivals.
-Schools and coaching institutes.
-Kitchens and bakery houses.
Most of the non alcohol hand sanitizers contain 0.1% concentration of Benzalkonium chloride, other part is comprised of water, Glycerine, Vitamin E or some other skin care ingredients.
For all the assurity of health and safety ,Alcohol free hand sanitiser is the best skin friendly and antimicrobial solution. It also ends up the ongoing problem caused by the shortage of alcohol based hand sanitisers.
